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iPod Zune Out

princealfie said:
Because it's the wierdest possible choice of any mp3 player. I think that it's odder than the red ipod nano... :cool:
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But the RED ipod nano stands for something, brown doesn't ... I agree it is a weird colour (brown) but if you like weird then why not buy a red not black nano?
 
zephead said:
Sacrilege!! :eek: :eek: :p
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Alright. So the verdict is in- the Zune is terrible. The software is buggy, the screen is very blurry and pixilated, battery life is sub-par, the interface is easy to use but horrid at the same time. I'd like to quote steve jobs when I say "Microsoft has no taste, they just have no taste. I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way." So I went into Best Buy today and bought an iPod Nano (black.) I'm glad that's over. Fair well Zune, I'm sure Apple is thinking of your as a very small fly on their windshield.
 
appleintelrock said:
Alright. So the verdict is in- the Zune is terrible. The software is buggy, the screen is very blurry and pixilated, battery life is sub-par, the interface is easy to use but horrid at the same time. I'd like to quote steve jobs when I say "Microsoft has no taste, they just have no taste. I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way." So I went into Best Buy today and bought an iPod Nano (black.) I'm glad that's over. Fair well Zune, I'm sure Apple is thinking of your as a very small fly on their windshield.
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Aha, we all knew you'd sober up sooner or later! No more crack for you. ;)
 
appleintelrock said:
Alright. So the verdict is in- the Zune is terrible. The software is buggy, the screen is very blurry and pixilated, battery life is sub-par, the interface is easy to use but horrid at the same time. I'd like to quote steve jobs when I say "Microsoft has no taste, they just have no taste. I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way." So I went into Best Buy today and bought an iPod Nano (black.) I'm glad that's over. Fair well Zune, I'm sure Apple is thinking of your as a very small fly on their windshield.
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we will let you off, we will just put it down to you having a dizzy spell, that will explain it!
 
appleintelrock said:
Alright. So the verdict is in- the Zune is terrible. The software is buggy, the screen is very blurry and pixilated, battery life is sub-par, the interface is easy to use but horrid at the same time. I'd like to quote steve jobs when I say "Microsoft has no taste, they just have no taste. I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way." So I went into Best Buy today and bought an iPod Nano (black.) I'm glad that's over. Fair well Zune, I'm sure Apple is thinking of your as a very small fly on their windshield.
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zephead said:
Aha, we all knew you'd sober up sooner or later! No more crack for you. ;)
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russed said:
we will let you off, we will just put it down to you having a dizzy spell, that will explain it!
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion just because a demi-god on a mac site said the zune is good we don't have to get all angry and hetup about it and become witch burning maniacs --RANT ENDS--

BTBT: Why would someone bother trying to defend the Zune on an *gasp* Apple Fanboy *gasp* website - they should know they will get slated big time! :p
 
appleintelrock said:
Alright. So the verdict is in- the Zune is terrible. The software is buggy, the screen is very blurry and pixilated, battery life is sub-par, the interface is easy to use but horrid at the same time. I'd like to quote steve jobs when I say "Microsoft has no taste, they just have no taste. I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way." So I went into Best Buy today and bought an iPod Nano (black.) I'm glad that's over. Fair well Zune, I'm sure Apple is thinking of your as a very small fly on their windshield.
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Yes, but won't it appear in the MOMA exhibition someday as a masterpiece of design?
 
shunpike said:
Everyone is entitled to their opinion just because a demi-god on a mac site said the zune is good we don't have to get all angry and hetup about it and become witch burning maniacs --RANT ENDS--

BTBT: Why would someone bother trying to defend the Zune on an *gasp* Apple Fanboy *gasp* website - they should know they will get slated big time! :p
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urm...its not just mac fan boys saying the zune is crap - try going to winsupersite.com, paul thurrot who loves windows says it rubbish also.

so its not just us.
 
Well one thing about the Zune I do like is the FM radio and it is something I really wish the iPod would have. And before I get flamed I might as well explain why.

My 20gig iPod has about 10gigs worth of songs on there so there is plenty of stuff there to listen to but there are times I would rather just listen to a radio station. Currently my iPod lives in my car I use it there most of the time. I find myself going for the radio quite often just because I am bored of my stuff and the FM radio will play things I have not heard in a while or never heard and it play songs that I forgot that I really liked.
Even when using my iPod when I study or just listening to it there are times I wish it would play FM. It is a really simple feature to add and really would not take much at all. There already is enough dead space in the iPod to house the items it would need.

As for the other stuff on the Zune I have not really looked at it much at all but I do see a lot of promise there. WMP11 does have some nice built in features that in some ways are better than iTunes and the part with the interface with mp3 players is about the same level of guilty as iTunes. I have not played around with it enough to really give the one in WMP a good look over. But I do know it at least has a lot of good things in it and the direction it heading is really nice.

As for me I will still stick with iTunes as my media music player just because it is what I am used to and i do know how to use it. That and the search function is a lot better. WMP11 could really be great if it could put in the dynamic search iTunes does. I think that is one of the largest things holding it back
 
are we still talking about zune? come on. you've already done it. I don't care it anymore. if you like zune, get it. if you don't, get ipod. then realize zune is not nice for mac even though we run bootcamp. I believe Apple will take care of it very much. they know how to get over MS. old style money pushing business doesn't work anymore.
 
Rodimus Prime said:
Well one thing about the Zune I do like is the FM radio and it is something I really wish the iPod would have. And before I get flamed I might as well explain why.

My 20gig iPod has about 10gigs worth of songs on there so there is plenty of stuff there to listen to but there are times I would rather just listen to a radio station. Currently my iPod lives in my car I use it there most of the time. I find myself going for the radio quite often just because I am bored of my stuff and the FM radio will play things I have not heard in a while or never heard and it play songs that I forgot that I really liked.
Even when using my iPod when I study or just listening to it there are times I wish it would play FM. It is a really simple feature to add and really would not take much at all. There already is enough dead space in the iPod to house the items it would need.

As for the other stuff on the Zune I have not really looked at it much at all but I do see a lot of promise there. WMP11 does have some nice built in features that in some ways are better than iTunes and the part with the interface with mp3 players is about the same level of guilty as iTunes. I have not played around with it enough to really give the one in WMP a good look over. But I do know it at least has a lot of good things in it and the direction it heading is really nice.

As for me I will still stick with iTunes as my media music player just because it is what I am used to and i do know how to use it. That and the search function is a lot better. WMP11 could really be great if it could put in the dynamic search iTunes does. I think that is one of the largest things holding it back
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http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...Kw5xH2xF2HTffVsLyFRg/1.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.0.3
I like that Apple keeps the options optional.
 
ChickenSwartz said:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...Kw5xH2xF2HTffVsLyFRg/1.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.0.3
I like that Apple keeps the options optional.
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only problem I have with that is that it is an extrnal device that hooks in and I would be worried about snapping it. Plus I do not like having to uses a device like that and well 50 bucks for it is well a little over board. FM radio to add it to the ipod would cost at most 5 bucks. But like I said it is apple call. The lack of a built in FM radio is my biggest beef with the iPod. Out side of that I love it.

More so the FM radio is the biggest thing on my wish list for the iPod and if they make an iPod with a built in FM radio I would very willing to replace my current iPod but until then I am going to use mine until it dies.
 
Rodimus Prime said:
only problem I have with that is that it is an extrnal device that hooks in and I would be worried about snapping it. Plus I do not like having to uses a device like that and well 50 bucks for it is well a little over board. FM radio to add it to the ipod would cost at most 5 bucks. But like I said it is apple call. The lack of a built in FM radio is my biggest beef with the iPod. Out side of that I love it.

More so the FM radio is the biggest thing on my wish list for the iPod and if they make an iPod with a built in FM radio I would very willing to replace my current iPod but until then I am going to use mine until it dies.
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-Rodimus Prime

Well then, until then, enjoy your Zune.
 
zephead said:
I think that would imply that he has an iPod.
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exactly. I have a G4 20gig iPod I got almost 2 years go. And I still enjoying it. I have no reason to upgrade and replace it until it dies. Since I got my iPod apple has not released a new iPod with any new features that I really care about having. The Monotone display for me covers all the information I care about. yeah color screens are nice but it a very low priority for me. I use my iPod to listen to music and has a small transportable hard drive. Right now 20gigs is all I need.

FM radio just happens to be one of the features I really wise would be added to the iPod. I like how the iPod works and plays with iTunes. It very easy and user friendly, Speaking of which I need to make a new playlist for my long drive home on Friday.

PS. Just because I stated I want something not in the iPod and that the Zune has does not mean I do not have an iPod and like the iPod.
 
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